River Oak Center for Children: About Us

Established in 1966, River Oak Center for Children is the Greater Sacramento area's largest
non-profit provider of behavioral health and mental health services. Every year, over 2,000
children at risk, troubled teens, and their families participate in our programs.

River Oak originated as a group home for children who were not doing well in treatment
programs outside the home. Given changes in both need and clinical practice, River Oak now
offers a comprehensive array of traditional and innovative services through twelve programs
operating at four program sites.

River Oak is proud to be the only Sacramento-area non-profit organization that offers eight
nationally-recognized programs proven by research to produce cost-effective and stable
results for children, youth, and their families:

•   The Incredible Years
•   Multisystemic Therapy
•   Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care
•   Teaching Prosocial Skills
•   Functional Family Therapy
•   Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
•   Armstrong Substance Misuse
•   Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

•   “Outstanding Community Agency of the Year,” California State University (1997)
•   “Services Innovation Award”, California Mental Health Advocates for Children and Youth
   (CMHACY; 1999)
•   “Inspirations Community Service Provider Award,” Child Abuse Prevention Council
   (2007)
•   “Exemplary Program of the Year,” CMHACY (2008)
•   “Mentally Ill Offender Best Practice Award,” California Council on Mentally Ill Offenders
   (2009)
•   River Oak is accredited by the Joint Commission (2003, 2006, 2009).